Madame Speaker, Vice President Biden, Members of Congress, and the American people: When I spoke here last winter, this nation was facing the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. We were losing an average of 700,000 jobs per month. Credit was frozen. And our financial system was on the verge of collapse. As any [...]
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Is Obama’s Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor racist?
Much is being made in the media, particularly the conservative media, about a quote from President Obama’s Supreme Court nominee, Judge Sonia Sotomayor, that goes like this: “I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion [as a judge] than a [...]
President Obama to send wreath to Confederate Memorial…
Since the time of President Wilson, who first established the tradition, it has been customary for presidential administrations to send a wreath to the Confederate Memorial at Arlington National Cemetary on Memorial Day. This year (and for all I know, every year), a Dallas “historian” named Edward Sebesta submitted a petition to President Obama’s office, [...]
Mayor Nickels likes to burn Seattle’s money…
At least, I think he does. I think this, because he apparently likes to pursue agendas that result in inevitable legal cases against the city that the city doesn’t stand one chance of winning. From the Seattle Times comes this gem: After a shooting at last year’s Northwest Folklife Festival left three people injured, Seattle [...]
Welcome, President Obama…
I have looked forward to this day for a long time, perhaps all my life. A politician has entered the highest office in the land, and he’s articulate, visionary and highly intelligent. Who woulda thunk it? We have had smart presidents in my lifetime before, and even articulate presidents (Bill Clinton comes to mind). But [...]
